1998–99 Olympiacos F.C. season

The 1998-99 season is Olympiacos 38th consecutive season in the Alpha Ethniki and their 1st consecutive season in the UEFA Champions League. In the beginning of the summertime Olympiacos named Bosnian Dusan Bajevic coach.

Olympiacos
1998–99 season
ChairmanSocrates Kokkalis
ManagerDušan Bajević
Alpha EthnikiWinners
Greek CupWinners
Champions LeagueQuarter Finals
Top goalscorer
Siniša Gogić (30)

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  GRE Kyriakos Tohouroglou
2 DF  GRE Savvas Poursaitidis
3 DF  GRE Kiriakos Karataidis
4 MF  GRE Andreas Niniadis
5 DF  GRE Georgios Amanatidis
6 MF  GRE Ilias Poursanidis
7 MF  GRE Stelios Giannakopoulos
8 FW  BRA Luciano de Souza
9 FW  CYP Siniša Gogić
10 FW  YUG Ilija Ivić
11 MF  YUG Predrag Đorđević
14 DF  GRE Dimitris Mavrogenidis
15 MF  GRE Petros Passalis
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF  GRE Stelios Sfakianakis
18 MF  GRE Vassilis Karapialis
19 DF  GRE Stavros Tziortziopoulos
21 DF  GRE Grigorios Georgatos
23 FW  GHA Felix Aboagye
24 FW  GHA Peter Ofori-Quaye
25 DF  GRE Paraskevas Antzas
30 FW  GRE Alekos Alexandris
31 GK  GRE Dimitrios Eleftheropoulos
32 DF  GRE Georgios Anatolakis
33 DF  GHA Kofi Amponsah
34 GK  GRE Kleopas Giannou

Competitions

League standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Olympiacos (C) 34 27 4 3 82 22 +60 85 Qualification for Champions League first group stage
2 AEK Athens 34 23 6 5 71 27 +44 75 Qualification for Champions League third qualifying round
3 Panathinaikos 34 23 5 6 66 36 +30 74 Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
4 PAOK 34 19 5 10 52 31 +21 62
5 Ionikos 34 17 9 8 64 36 +28 60[lower-alpha 1]
Source: Galanis Sports Data
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th decision match.
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: Aris–Ionikos 1–1, Ionikos–Aris 3–0.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
34 27 4 3 82 22  +60 85 13 4 0 44 9  +35 14 0 3 38 13  +25

Last updated: 30 May 1999.
Source: Competitive matches

Results

Greek Cup

Olympiacos won the Greek Cup during the season and defeated Panathinaikos

  • First leg: Olympiacos: 3-1 (first leg), 0-1 second leg
  • Semi-finals: Panathinaikos 6-1 (first leg), 2-2 (second leg)
  • Finals: Olympiacos 2-0 Athens, played on May 5, 1999

Second qualifying round

All times at CET

12 August 1998 First leg Olympiacos 2–1 Anorthosis Athens, Greece
20:30 Giannakopoulos  11'
Luciano  32'
Report Mihajlović  64' Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: René Temmink (Netherlands)
26 August 1998 Second leg Anorthosis 2–4
(3–6 agg.)
Olympiacos Limassol, Cyprus
20:00 Mihajlović  39'
Krčmarević  80'
Report Georgatos  48'
Đorđević  60', 87'
Gogić  90'
Stadium: Tsirion Stadium
Attendance: 6,380
Referee: Miroslav Radoman (FR Yugoslavia)

Olympiacos won 6–3 on aggregate.

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Olympiacos 6 3 2 1 8 6 +2 11 Advance to knockout stage
2 Croatia Zagreb 6 2 2 2 5 7 2 8
3 Porto 6 2 1 3 11 9 +2 7
4 Ajax 6 2 1 3 4 6 2 7
Source: UEFA

All times at CET

16 September 1998 1 Porto 2–2 Olympiacos Porto, Portugal
20:45 Zahovič  65'
Jardel  82'
Report Giannakopoulos  86'
Gogić  89'
Stadium: Estádio das Antas
Attendance: 37,000
Referee: Gilles Veissière (France)
30 September 1998 2 Olympiacos 2–0 Croatia Zagreb Athens, Greece
20:45 Alexandris  21'
Gogić  80'
Report Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 60,502
Referee: David Elleray (England)
21 October 1998 3 Olympiacos 1–0 Ajax Athens, Greece
20:45 Alexandris  38' Report Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 73,250
Referee: Manuel Díaz Vega (Spain)
4 November 1998 4 Ajax 2–0 Olympiacos Amsterdam, Netherlands
20:45 Witschge  36'
Gorré  88'
Report Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 46,000
Referee: Stefano Braschi (Italy)
25 November 1998 5 Olympiacos 2–1 Porto Athens, Greece
20:45 Gogić  18'
Đorđević  55'
Report Zahovič  76' Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 70,232
Referee: Hugh Dallas (Scotland)
9 December 1998 6 Croatia Zagreb 1–1 Olympiacos Zagreb, Croatia
20:45 Jeličić  35' Report Giannakopoulos  64' Stadium: Stadion Maksimir
Attendance: 16,546
Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway)

Quarter-finals

All times at CET

3 March 1999 First leg Juventus 2–1 Olympiacos Turin, Italy
20:45 Inzaghi  38'
Conte  79'
Report Niniadis  90+' (pen.) Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi
Attendance: 33,871
Referee: José María García-Aranda (Spain)
17 March 1999 Second leg Olympiacos 1–1
(2–3 agg.)
Juventus Athens, Greece
20:45 Gogić  12' Report Conte  85' Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

Team kit

Supplier: Puma
Sponsor(s): Ethnokarta MasterCard

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